tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37954541695269746312024-03-13T02:02:53.827-07:00MOISSANITEMOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795454169526974631.post-5024904023569683782007-09-29T08:11:00.001-07:002007-09-29T09:46:04.985-07:00MOISSANITE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn04Hlwzr8xDpxXKmeLfJt8zsUVPxzkQGuGdPJexUo3Vi9c2ThkOoAw55pLQdFxly5UKQwJHKGg0526PW2_uj0GVyb5x8foYWjsZuBLb_vbjGWvy9TXRClAA-7xPfBc9hAwYXihg7AA9rh/s1600-h/mois2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn04Hlwzr8xDpxXKmeLfJt8zsUVPxzkQGuGdPJexUo3Vi9c2ThkOoAw55pLQdFxly5UKQwJHKGg0526PW2_uj0GVyb5x8foYWjsZuBLb_vbjGWvy9TXRClAA-7xPfBc9hAwYXihg7AA9rh/s320/mois2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115644195117015218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1M4hhTpU5IhEjLMttufiUqjCv7WargS0VA4_q0JQcvpxZwkX4140EYuFfsm4ScMF55GdNE75g_MKn5-jo5aFHKbmm99LSQyWEOQksfC8tkKjFXg2Zq6Dl6BFKXBZHnuLSViFfmPcYtBLZ/s1600-h/Mois1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1M4hhTpU5IhEjLMttufiUqjCv7WargS0VA4_q0JQcvpxZwkX4140EYuFfsm4ScMF55GdNE75g_MKn5-jo5aFHKbmm99LSQyWEOQksfC8tkKjFXg2Zq6Dl6BFKXBZHnuLSViFfmPcYtBLZ/s320/Mois1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115644070562963618" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>MOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795454169526974631.post-72215331044550991612007-09-29T07:12:00.000-07:002007-09-29T07:57:40.003-07:00MOISSANITE SIZE<table style="width: 401px; height: 328px;" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"> <col width="98*"> <col width="63*"> <col width="94*"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p style="text-decoration: none;" align="center"><b>Diamond equivalent</b></p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center"><b>Size</b></p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center"><b>Gemstone Weight</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">½ carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">05.00 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">3/8 carat </p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">1.0 carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">06.50 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">0.870 carat</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">1½ carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">07.50 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">1 1/3 carat</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">1 9/10 carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">08.00 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">1½ carat </p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">2 1/5 carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">08.50 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">2 carat</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">2 ¾ carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">09.00 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">2 1/3 carat</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">3 1/10 carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">09.50 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">2 ¾ carat</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">3 ½ carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">10.00 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">3 ¼ carat</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p align="center">4 1/10 carat</p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="center">10.50 mm</p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="center">3 ¾ carat</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="38%"> <p><br /></p> </td> <td width="25%"> <p align="left"><br /></p> </td> <td width="37%"> <p align="left"><br /></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br /></span>MOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795454169526974631.post-85001789628392006192007-09-29T00:24:00.000-07:002007-09-29T08:00:22.158-07:00MOISSANITE AND 4 NATURAL JEWELS<p><b><span style="font-style: italic;">BEAUTY:</span><br /></b> </p><table style="width: 416px; height: 206px;" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"> <col width="82"> <col width="115"> <col width="95"> <col width="75"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td width="82"> <p style="font-style: normal;" align="center"><b>STONE</b></p> </td> <td width="115"> <p align="center"><i><b>1. Brilliance (relative index)</b></i></p> </td> <td width="95"> <p align="center"><i><b>2. Fire (Dispersion)</b></i></p> </td> <td width="75"> <p align="center"><i><b>3. Luster</b></i></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="82"> <p align="center">Moissanite</p> </td> <td width="115"> <p align="center">2.65 – 2.69</p> </td> <td width="95"> <p align="center">0.104</p> </td> <td width="75"> <p align="center">20.4%</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="82"> <p align="center">Diamond</p> </td> <td width="115"> <p align="center">2.42</p> </td> <td width="95"> <p align="center">0.044</p> </td> <td width="75"> <p align="center">17.2%</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="82"> <p align="center">Ruby</p> </td> <td width="115"> <p align="center">1.77</p> </td> <td width="95"> <p align="center">0.018</p> </td> <td width="75"> <p align="center">7.4%</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="82"> <p align="center">Sapphire</p> </td> <td width="115"> <p align="center">1.77</p> </td> <td width="95"> <p align="center">0.018</p> </td> <td width="75"> <p align="center">7.4%</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="82"> <p align="center">Emerald</p> </td> <td width="115"> <p align="center">1.58</p> </td> <td width="95"> <p align="center">0.014</p> </td> <td width="75"> <p align="center">4.8%</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br />DURABILITY:</span><br /></p><span class="fullpost"></span> <table style="width: 387px; height: 188px;" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"> <col width="120"> <col width="144"> <col width="125"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td width="120"> <p align="center"><b>STONE</b></p> </td> <td width="144"> <p align="center"><i><b>1. Hardness (Mohs)</b></i></p> </td> <td width="125"> <p align="center"><i><b>2. Toughness</b></i></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="120"> <p align="center">Moissanite</p> </td> <td width="144"> <p style="" align="center">9.25</p> </td> <td width="125"> <p align="center">Excellent</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="120"> <p align="center">Diamond</p> </td> <td width="144"> <p style="" align="center">10</p> </td> <td width="125"> <p align="center">Excellent*</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="120"> <p align="center">Ruby</p> </td> <td width="144"> <p align="center">9</p> </td> <td width="125"> <p align="center">Excellent**</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="120"> <p align="center">Sapphire</p> </td> <td width="144"> <p align="center">9</p> </td> <td width="125"> <p align="center">Excellent**</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="120"> <p align="center">Emerald</p> </td> <td width="144"> <p align="center">7.5</p> </td> <td width="125"> <p align="center">Good to poor</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>*except good in cleavege direction<br />**except twinned stones</b></i></p><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: italic;"><b>SPECIFIC GRAVITY:<br /></b> </p><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="316"> <col width="140"> <col width="158"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td width="140"> <p align="center">STONE </p> </td> <td width="158"> <p style="font-style: normal;" align="center">SPECIFIC GRAVITY</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="140"> <p align="center">Moissanite</p> </td> <td width="158"> <p style="font-style: normal;" align="center">3.21</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="140"> <p align="center">Diamond</p> </td> <td width="158"> <p style="font-style: normal;" align="center">3.52</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="140"> <p align="center">Ruby</p> </td> <td width="158"> <p style="font-style: normal;" align="center">4.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="140"> <p align="center">Sapphire</p> </td> <td width="158"> <p style="font-style: normal;" align="center">4.00</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="140"> <p align="center">Emerald</p> </td> <td width="158"> <p style="font-style: normal;" align="center">2.72</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>MOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795454169526974631.post-69309332188770910212007-09-29T00:07:00.000-07:002007-09-29T07:59:25.285-07:00UNIQUE PROPERTIES - MOISSANITEMoissanite created by Charles & Colvard has unique physical properties that truly make it unlike any jewel ever seen.<br />It is generally accepted that the most important characteristics of a jewel are its beauty, durability and rarity.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauty:</span><br />The beauty of a jewel is determined by its color, brilliance, "fire" and luster.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Brilliance,</span><br />The brilliance of a jewel is created by cutting designs that use the jewel's refractive index and is measured by the amount of light that enters the jewel and is reflected back to the viewer.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Fire,</span><br />The dispersion of a jewel combined with the cutting design results in the "fire," or the breaking of light rays into the spectrum of colors and is measured by the amount of colored flashes viewed when the jewel is moved in various lighting conditions.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Luster,</span><br />Luster is the amount of light that is reflected back to the observer from the surface of the jewel.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Durabilty</span><br />The durability of a jewel is determined by its hardness, or resistance to scratching, and its toughness, or resistance to chipping or cleaving. The jewel's hardness also determines the extent to which brilliance and "fire" can be highlighted by cutting with sharp, highly polished facets.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rarity:</span><br />Rarity is the availability or perceived availability of a jewel.<br /><br /><br /></span>MOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795454169526974631.post-90812247826114347872007-09-29T00:00:00.000-07:002007-09-29T07:59:56.130-07:00NOW MOISSANITE AVAILABLE ON EARTH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiS3qR-YxbWIlgSV4-DX0fMRIs0Z81plGkYXndzQ5pmrKdT2el3FZJyAfc0zKLNsJU4wHoM1xf5Uw6hC4pWu5Z3h1UDQ-24IjDDD1_WN5LtPHnxihbdKJEHNSAGKvJ6aMiNZdBqiS6a3Ki/s1600-h/loose_roundmed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiS3qR-YxbWIlgSV4-DX0fMRIs0Z81plGkYXndzQ5pmrKdT2el3FZJyAfc0zKLNsJU4wHoM1xf5Uw6hC4pWu5Z3h1UDQ-24IjDDD1_WN5LtPHnxihbdKJEHNSAGKvJ6aMiNZdBqiS6a3Ki/s320/loose_roundmed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115518318215503970" border="0" /></a>Using an uncommon combination of art and science, moissanite created by Charles & Colvard was introduced in the summer of 1998. Achieving, self-confident women in over 60 countries now wear this brilliant new jewel.<br />Discover more about what makes this stunning new jewel so enchanting, to those who wear it, in the section: Jewel Properties.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />Discover more about the top women achievers wearing it, the top fashion and jewelry designers creating with it, the stunning jewelry embracing it, and where you can capture a piece of this fire for yourself in the section:<br />Now Available On Earth.<br />Welcome to a world made brighter by moissanite, now available on earth.<br /></span>MOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795454169526974631.post-81727684318259882032007-09-28T23:57:00.000-07:002007-09-29T07:55:28.317-07:00DR MOISSAN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT3x8bIqKmudcHvGgP4d2EjFfdSVtfFaoEIohmMDXP4WUpD3rp6vtY6guHd3EhbNzUbQdlThngb-zPLtmARR-eTf2Y2vfcmsJzArAkGinn4BxxF105gzZW0hm3tsXAFL4Vq3w3EtZ_5ZG/s1600-h/Moissan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 89px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT3x8bIqKmudcHvGgP4d2EjFfdSVtfFaoEIohmMDXP4WUpD3rp6vtY6guHd3EhbNzUbQdlThngb-zPLtmARR-eTf2Y2vfcmsJzArAkGinn4BxxF105gzZW0hm3tsXAFL4Vq3w3EtZ_5ZG/s320/Moissan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115517145689432146" border="0" /></a>In 1893, Nobel-Prize winning scientist Henri Moissan began studying fragments of this meteorite from nearby Diablo Canyon. In these fragments Dr. Moissan discovered minute quantities of a shimmering new mineral, with fire and brilliance never before seen on earth.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />After extensive research, Dr. Moissan concluded that this mineral was made of silicon carbide. In 1905, this mineral was named moissanite, in his honor.<br />Despite this amazing discovery, since naturally occurring quantities of moissanite are so minute, it would be another century before this stunning mineral would emerge as the brilliant jewel it is today<br /></span>MOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795454169526974631.post-38311656769611662492007-09-28T23:53:00.000-07:002007-09-29T07:55:07.482-07:00MOISSANITE BORN FROM A STAR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyO6w2AXw1su981rzV_cOUFkF9YoCwyVUBz6RsA-0VRsZxpfl4smBijfu75_MbZwt3uHNirsi-JsHHGKec3vfwIFzT4Km5ApiVxsQAeUrFDc6dkvJt3mwi_jNIglt789M5BSJNb5Dn_zr/s1600-h/meteor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyO6w2AXw1su981rzV_cOUFkF9YoCwyVUBz6RsA-0VRsZxpfl4smBijfu75_MbZwt3uHNirsi-JsHHGKec3vfwIFzT4Km5ApiVxsQAeUrFDc6dkvJt3mwi_jNIglt789M5BSJNb5Dn_zr/s320/meteor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115516239451332674" border="0" /></a>Fifty thousand years ago a meteorite crashed into the Arizona desert creating what is now known as "Meteor Crater." Fragments of this meteorite were scattered across the desert.<br />Hidden in these fragments was a brilliant secret waiting to be discovered.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>MOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795454169526974631.post-79725070159457041422007-09-28T23:49:00.000-07:002007-09-29T07:54:43.837-07:00HISTORY OF MOISSANITEMoissanite created by Charles & Colvard is a stunning new jewel that has fire, brilliance, luster and incredible hardness unlike any jewel you've ever seen.<br /><br />Moissanite was originally born from a star. However, naturally occurring crystals are too small for use in jewelry.<br />Using an uncommon combination of art and science, moissanite is now available on earth!<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>MOISSANITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272119449018283750noreply@blogger.com0